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Nalanda

Nalanda University
India450 CE1200 CEGupta — Pala25.05, 85.53
About the site

Ancient center of Buddhist learning. Destroyed by invaders, its ruins reveal the scale of Buddhist scholarship that influenced Asian scriptures.

Principal findings
  • iMonastic cells
  • iiStupas
  • iiiLibrary ruins
  • ivSanskrit manuscripts

Excavators — Harsh Narain